This novel tells the powerful, unnerving story of three generations of a family who have been scarred by war - the horror of the first nuclear detonations, of Nagasaki, of Vietnam. When the
formal hostilities end, war carries on in the bodies and hearts and minds of the former combatants, and it provides a bitter legacy.
But love grows out of the detritus of conflict and with love comes an understanding of human limitations, frailty, and the possibilities of trust.